Evolución de las pruebas y evaluaciones del idioma inglés: replanteamiento de una cuenta crítica.
Resumen
El studio investiga la idoneidad de las pruebas de idioma para contribuir no solo a mejorar los procedimientos de evaluación del idioma inglés adoptados en Pakistán por la Junta de Educación Intermedia y Secundaria, Punjab, sino también para investigar su conformidad con cualquier modelo de prueba. Se realiza una revision histórica bibliográfica con un análisis cualitativo de documentos de preguntas de los últimos cinco años del decimo grado en dicho examen de la junta. Los resultados mostraron que los cuestionarios no cumplían con los objetivos generales del idioma de destino, que se debe prestar más atención a las pruebas de idioma inglés utilizadas en los exámenes de la junta, y que el formato de pruebas debe revisarse para que pueda responder a las demandas de estudiantes y profesores de inglés.
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